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Brasserie Thiriez
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22 rue de Wormhout
F-59470 Esquelbecq
Telephone: +33 03 28.62.88.44
Hours: Monday-Tuesday 8:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-5:00pm, Wednesday-Friday 8:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-7:00pm, Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-7:00pm.
Brewer: Daniel Thiriez
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Notes

Opened: 1996

Annual Production: 1,400 hl

Contributors: daniel Thiriez, Mario Kornmesser, Richard Didier

Updated: August 25, 2020

Beer List

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    Bière de Noël
    6.00% abv.
    • Date: November 26, 2010 (#8369)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Brown-amber. Massive head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Spicy. Bready. Gingerbread.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet, mildly spicy, mildly fruity. Finishes a little thin, with a gingerbread flavor.
      Overall Impression (2)
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    Blonde d'Esquelbecq
    6.50% abv.
    • Date: February 17, 2007 (#6330)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR
      Score: 15½ points
      Appearance (2½)
      GUSHER. Deep golden-amber. Chunky. Massive head.
      Aroma (3)
      Malty, spicy, floral.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, fiercely fizzy. Good malt base behind a big grassy-spicy hop flavor. Fairly bitter. Mouth-filling carbonation. Lingering hoppy finish, with a bit of DMS.
      Overall Impression (2)
  • Étoile du Nord
    French-Style Bière de Garde
    5.50% abv.
  • Frères de la Bière
    4.50% abv.
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    L'Ambrée d'Esquelbecq / Amber
    French & Belgian-Style Saison
    5.80% abv.
    • Date: February 17, 2007 (#6331)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (2½)
      GUSHER. Red, opaque with yeast. Thick foamy head.
      Aroma (3)
      Big fruity, grassy hops. Caramel. Spicy.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, very fizzy. Lots of caramel malt, lots of fruity floral hops. Fairly bitter. Sweet fruity fizzy finish with lots of hops.
      Overall Impression (2½)
  • L'Esquelbecquoise
    5.60% abv.
  • Noël d'Esquelbecq
    5.80% abv.
  • Patate Bier
  • Rouge Flamande
    5.80% abv.
  • The French Connection
    French & Belgian-Style Saison
    7.30% abv.
    • Date: June 7, 2015 (#9523)
      Package: draught
      Place: Krug Park, Omaha NE
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden. Dense head.
      Aroma (4)
      Clean malt. Fruity. Grassy hop. Toasty.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Medium body, creamy. Rich toasty malt, fruity-floral hops. Low-medium bitterness, more in the finish.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Great balance in a good refreshing beer.
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    XXTra
    French & Belgian-Style Saison
    4.50% abv.